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• Scrapbooking Parties Are Positively Hopping!

  I've always thought scrapbooking was cool, but I'm not exactly the artsy type. In fact, my nursery school report card stated that I was "bad with scissors." But scrapbooking is where it's at, you guys! Maybe I just need the right pair of scissors? Read More... Posted May 13 2009, 02:55 PM by Steph Auteri with | with no comments Filed under: office, scissors, urban outfitters, rabbit, rabbit scissors, scrapbooking

• Sidewired for Success

  There is nothing wrong with your monitor. Do not attempt to adjust the picture. This is actually a desk with electrical outlets wired into its side. And it really exists: Read More... Posted May 08 2009, 11:55 AM by Laureen Mahler with | with 1 comment(s) Filed under: office, desk, power adapter, power strip

• When They Were Young

  Forever ago, I found myself creeped about by this headless-dog speaker system. But today, I was lucky enough to see a pic of them before they were all growed up (and decapitated): Read More... Posted May 07 2009, 02:19 PM by Steph Auteri with | with no comments Filed under: gadgets, speaker system, tech, office, Music, computer, puppies, speakers, puppy speakers

• Cheap Trick: One Clean Sweep

  [Photo via] My desk is a mess. And it's not just because of the spray of manuscript documents and post-its across the surface, or the books piled on top of my scanner, or all the gadgets — audio recorder, DSLR, Flip Mino — sprawled everywhere. I think it's mainly because I've been eating cupcakes all morning, in lieu of a real breakfast. And man are those cupcakes messy. Read More... Posted Apr 30 2009, 09:33 AM by Steph Auteri with | with no comments Filed under: office, Cheap Trick, desk, desk accessories

• Fun With It: Tape Dispensers

  [$12, See Jane Work] We haven't done a roundup of ridiculous office supplies in awhile and, well, I could use a new ridiculous desk accessory. After the jump, we have fun with tape dispensers: Read More... Posted Apr 24 2009, 11:04 AM by Steph Auteri with | with no comments Filed under: office, fun with it, office supplies, tape dispenser, tape dispensers

• Quick Tip of the Day: Tweet Off at Work

  Reading the Modern Materialist at work is like a gateway drug to other things...like checking your Facebook page, playing Minesweeper, and tweeting at work. I'm not good at subtlety (my boss used to catch me with the Spider Solitaire all the time), but if you'd like to go all stealth: Read More... Posted Apr 21 2009, 08:36 AM by Steph Auteri with | with no comments Filed under: office, web app, twitter

• Quick Tip of the Day: Make a (Giant) Note of It

  [$10, Things You Never Knew Warning: this is not an optical illusion. What you're seeing here is actually a gigantic sticky note: Read More... Posted Apr 15 2009, 08:37 AM by Laureen Mahler with | with no comments Filed under: office, sticky notes, post-its

• Making You Smarter One Click at a Time

  Don't you just hate smart people? Okay, no, not really. Brainiacs are, after all, the fabric of our civilization. But I think I can speak for everyone when I say that we all wish we were smarter. In fact, I often use big words when I'm not entirely sure what they mean, just because they sound good. You follow my tintinnabulation, yes? Well, being smart just got a whole lot easier: Read More... Posted Mar 19 2009, 10:31 AM by Laureen Mahler with | with no comments Filed under: office, writing, dictionary pen

• Overworked, But Never Under-Styled

  There's nothing worse than being buried in paperwork (literally or figuratively). But with these emoting file totes, you can get organized and silently complain, all in the height of office supply style: Read More... Posted Mar 05 2009, 12:26 PM by Laureen Mahler with | with no comments Filed under: office, files, file totes

• Tape Dispenser: Oh, I Get It

  Get it? GET IT? Because it's a casette tape, that's dispensing the sticky kind of tape! See, it's what's called a visual pun, right, and... No? Don't get it? NO? The funny part about my "hilarious" joke above is that, at a certain point, perhaps even now, younger segments of the population WON'T actually get the visual joke, because they've never seen or heard about audio tape. Eek. Read More... Posted Feb 25 2009, 11:03 AM by Alex Zalben with | with 1 comment(s) Filed under: office, casette tape, tape dispenser

• Cup Holder on the Information Superhighway

  The item pictured above is not a cup holder. Read More... Posted Feb 23 2009, 02:33 PM by Steph Auteri with | with no comments Filed under: coffee, office, desk, Mugs, coffee cup, moma, coffee mug, mug, cup holder

• Design Synthesis: An Office in the Country

  [Desk: $149.99, Target; Hutch: $99.99, Target] Since I began freelancing full-time about two years ago, I've had continual trouble achieving optimal work/life balance. First, there was too much life (if you count watching full-day marathons of America's Next Top Model as "life"). Now, I just work all the time. This past weekend, I was determined to stay strong, and not work. So instead, I spent several hours putting together a Photoshop collage of my dream office, which I then wished I could start working in right away. Then I somehow ended up at Target, where I saw a way cheap version of the $5,000 desk I had put in my collage. So I felt I had to share it with you. After the jump, the rest of my dream office, including items previously featured on MM: Read More... Posted Feb 23 2009, 11:04 AM by Steph Auteri with | with no comments Filed under: office, design synthesis, cottage, country, shabby chic

• Inventory Lust: Pinel & Pinel

  So my CD collection is buried in a box somewhere, but this music trunk would make me want to dust off my old jamz and put them to use. The Soprano Music Trunk has a Bang & Olufsen sound system and holds up to 480 CDs. Not that I even care how many CDs it holds; I just think it looks cool (you can even choose the colors out of 51 options!).  More awesome/beautiful/functional trunks from Pinel & Pinel after the jump: Read More... Posted Feb 18 2009, 12:25 PM by Shaun Seneviratne with | with 2 comment(s) Filed under: office, CDs, inventory lust, portable, mobile, movie, trunk

• Start A Fire At Your Desk

  Your workday is going pretty well and all, but wouldn't it be even better if it was... EN FUEGO??? Read More... Posted Feb 13 2009, 03:31 PM by Alex Zalben with | with no comments Filed under: cards, office, printing, campfire

• Design Concept: Coffee Grounds Printer

  The 5 steps of empty ink cartridge acceptance: Step 1: Denial. Surely, I can print just one more document. Step 2: Anger. But I just bought a new ink cartridge! Step 3: Regret. I knew I shouldn't have printed out the entire script of Wet Hot American Summer. Step 4: The Frantic Search. I'm sure I bought an extra cartridge last time; it's got to be here somewhere! Step 5: Bank Account Apraisal. Damn if I don't spend more money on these cartridges than I do on groceries. Now imagine if you could power your print cartridges with leftover coffee grounds: Read More... Posted Feb 03 2009, 03:37 PM by Laureen Mahler with | with 1 comment(s) Filed under: eco-friendly, office, Printers, design concept

• It's Half Past Three Factorial

  Am I the only one who felt a little disappointed in myself after watching Good Will Hunting? I mean, if Matt Damon can do conceptual math on his ten-minute break, shouldn't I be able to balance my checkbook without a calculator? Finally, it's sweet, sweet revenge time: with this math clock, I can look smart and make everyone else feel dumb. Read More... Posted Feb 02 2009, 11:19 AM by Laureen Mahler with | with no comments Filed under: home decor, office, math clock

• When Your Computer Starts Speaking to You...

  ...it's not always good.  (Just what do you think you're doing, Dave?) Though sometimes... Read More... Posted Jan 30 2009, 02:01 PM by Steph Auteri with | with no comments Filed under: gadgets, speaker system, tech, office, Music, speakers, speaker

• Quick Tip of the Day: For When Work Makes You Homicidal

  Ever have one of those days where your interviewee flaked out, and your cats peed on the toaster oven and then, purely by accident, you scratched a deep gash into the coffee table? And then, you were...really angry? It's too early to start drinking wine, but it's not too early to beat the shit outta this: Read More... Posted Jan 30 2009, 08:37 AM by Steph Auteri with | with 2 comment(s) Filed under: office, desk, punching bag, bad mood, homicidal, desktop

• Your Coffee Mug Is a Lethal Weapon

  Your coffee mug. It looks so innocent, sitting there on your desk. You think it's your friend, and you are pretty inseparable. After all, it is the vehicle for the one thing that gets you through the day.  But then someone has to go and invent a device that turns that mug into a veritable killing machine... Read More... Posted Jan 29 2009, 08:43 AM by Laureen Mahler with | with no comments Filed under: office, Mugs, utility

• Inventory I Lust After: Knock Knock

  [$9, Knock Knock] I am such a sucker for office supplies of all sorts. I'm not sure if I've mentioned this before, but I used to bring my own three-hole puncher in for use in all past office jobs. I mean, the one I owned was just better. Now that I work from home, I still like to snazz things up, with colorful magazine files, a shelf of alphabetized, career-related books, blindingly bright post-its, and more. Which is why online shops like See Jane Work and, now, Knock Knock get me all sorts of excited. Knock Knock. What's there? Check it out after the jump: Read More... Posted Jan 27 2009, 01:01 PM by Steph Auteri with | with no comments Filed under: office, library, folders, office supplies, paper, pads, see jane work, knock knock

• Look Ma, No Wires

  [$91.99, Buy.com] My printer saga continues. I'm remotely connected to my husband's printer, but that connection always seems to be on the fritz. Now, hubby's on his way to Staples to pick up a new ethernet cable. Will this work??? Lord knows. Which is why a wireless printer seems to me to be the best idea in the world. Read More... Posted Jan 26 2009, 04:04 PM by Steph Auteri with | with no comments Filed under: gadgets, tech, office, Printers, scanner, fax, copier, printer, photocopier

• Double Nerd Score

  I looove Scrabble. It is, in my opinion, right up there with buttered toast and the internet. So imagine my joy when I came across a product that merges Scrabble with computer accessories: Read More... Posted Jan 20 2009, 10:32 AM by Laureen Mahler with | with no comments Filed under: tech, office, scrabble, keyboard

• Right Click to the Danger Zone

  I'm going to venture an opinion here: Top Gun just never gets old. And I'm pretty sure that this is the only computer accessory approved by Maverick Mitchell... Read More... Posted Jan 16 2009, 11:59 AM by Laureen Mahler with | with no comments Filed under: computers, office, mouse, top gun

• I Want: Charging Bulletin Board

  I hate my home office. My desk (circa college) is shoved between two litter boxes and the paper shredder, in the area that would be the dining room if we had more space. It's only separated from the living room by a divider, which sometimes doubles as a drying rack. The walls: Bare. Except for the NYC Sex Bloggers 2009 calendar I tacked up the other week, strategically placed to cover scrape marks from when the cats (repeatedly) knocked over the room divider. Today, I also purchased a cheapo frame from Kohls, into which I shoved a print-out of one of the "Friends with E.T." pictures by Scott Campbell. I don't have a hook with which to hang it up. Other than that? Nada. And frankly, it's depressing. Which is why I'm eyeballing this: Read More... Posted Jan 14 2009, 04:32 PM by Steph Auteri with | with no comments Filed under: wall, office, Organization, charger, usb hub, i want, bulletin board, corkboard, wall organizer

• Test Drive + Contest: Blondes Have More Hot Keys

  I was going to make this a video post, but the product I'm reviewing is for blondes and while, on occasion, I get blonde highlights, I'm actually a brunette. It just didn't seem right. I mean, such a video could serve to completely compromise your ability to imagine said product in action. That and I'm totally having one of those deer-in-the-headlights/bad hair days. Anyways. After the jump, the top 10 things I love and hate about the Keyboard for Blondes: Read More... Posted Jan 12 2009, 03:54 PM by Steph Auteri with | with 2 comment(s) Filed under: gadgets, office, Contest, test drive, keyboard, blonde

• Cute as a Button

  We're big fans of cute office supplies here at MM, and I just found something that's now on the top of my wish list---these button pushpins (insert "cute as a button" pun here). I'm a little appalled that I'm actually considering spending $25 on pushpins, though. Read More... Posted Jan 06 2009, 11:02 AM by Diana Vilibert with | with no comments Filed under: office, office supplies, thumbtacks, pushpins

• Recap: Gift Guides for Working Girls and Guys

  You work hard for the money...so spread the wealth with one of these gifts from our gift guides for working girls and guys:  Read More... Posted Dec 24 2008, 03:31 PM by Diana Vilibert with | with no comments Filed under: office, gifts for coworkers, office gifts, business gifts, giftts for your boss, giftts for the office, gifts under $100

• Test Drive: Have the Neatest Desk Around

  Desk detritus itemization of the day:  My grocery list a Regina Spektor album scattered post-its and business cards headphones a review copy of Show Me How a bacon lip balm sample O, The Oprah Magazine tax return documents etc. While the NeatDesk package I received for review purposes couldn't help with all of this, I was surprised by how clean my desk could potentially be if only I had this helpful item. Read More... Posted Dec 22 2008, 02:00 PM by Steph Auteri with | with 2 comment(s) Filed under: office, Organization, desk, test drive, neatdesk, scanner

• Gifts Under $100 for the Working Girl & Guy

  [$96.95, Office Depot]  The Rolodex gets futuristic with this business card reader-- it accurately scans business cards via USB to your PC, Palm or WinCE device and turns contacts into exportable data. After the jump, more gifts under $100 for the office slave.  Read More... Posted Dec 19 2008, 04:07 PM by Diana Vilibert with | with no comments Filed under: office, gifts for coworkers, office gifts, business gifts, giftts for your boss, giftts for the office, gifts under $100

• This Product is the Bee's Knees

  These sweet pushpins packaged in a little honeycomb are really cute--I just wish they came in a pack of more than six. Who can make do with just six pushpins?!  Read More... Posted Dec 15 2008, 05:22 PM by Diana Vilibert with | with 1 comment(s) Filed under: office, desk, office supplies, animal pushpins, thumbtacks, pushpins